Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-17
TEXARKANA. TEXAS AND ARKAN
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The "Original" and "OnIy Genuine 'Gate
City, can Others are Imiia'ions''-RIse
and Progress OF the City on tho Line,

and Progress OF the City on tho Line
TEXARKANA, Ten, Sept. 10, 1851.
To the Editor Of the Gazette.
Here the weary traveller by the Iron
Mountain or the Cotton Belt route first
beholds the promised land of Texas and
state laws IS well as railroad regulations
require him and his family Git he has one)
to remain 2 short while before yenturing
further into the Lone Stsr S-a.e. II may
be truthfUlly asserted thst more men do
actually get con and off, at this station
than any other pIaey woods depots in the
south, and the number OF people that are
seen around the platform on the arrival
and departure OF every train
is simply enormous. TeXar-
kama is nsmed for the three
states that corner in this vicinity; Texas,
Arkansas and L0uisiana, but is really
built on the soil of the two first named.
Stste Line Avenue divides the city as
we'll as the states, and runs bias in such
direction that the sun has the appear
of rising in the n. n. W. to the new conner.
Two mayors with the usual set Of alder
men, police, etc, regulate the municipal
affairs Of the double town, while two
sherif5 and a duplicate set Of county Cfli-
Gals enforce the laws in their respective
bailiwacks. 1t is not uncommon for the
Bowie county, Texas, District court to be
in session here, while the same
kind of tribunal is grinding out justice
on the Arkansas side. But as the planets
move in their orbits without confusion or
collision, so do these legal luminaries
with all their dignity and retinue pursue
| the even. tenor Of their way, in harmony
and peace. The civil officers and police
have an eytradition law OF their own,
which, while it is g great stretch Of juris-
| diCtiOn, gives entire satisfaction to all
parties. 1t is said that hard cases have
been known to "dodge on the other side'
| for months to avoid the clutches OF the
law, snd tiaslly yielded to the invitation
to "come over and smile," and found
themselves captured. Though cosmopol-
itHn in its nature, the community is qaiet
snd orderly. The saloon prOprie-
tors, many OF whom are large
property owners, are ss zeal
Gus as sny in urging the observance of
the Sunday ordinances, and are the sdvo-
Gates Of law and order. Almost every
nationality is represented here. In add
ton to the tradesmen who sre ususlly
found in booming town, the cowboy is
seen cavortinS on his broDcho, the Mexican
eytolling the rare qualities of his "hot
tamales," ard the Cninaman locking
after his "Washee- Washee business" thus
reminding ore OF the mining towns OF the
west that spring up almost in day. The
city is building up in eli directions, and
SIS this is the headquarters of the lum-
Der companies, building material OF al
kinds is cheap and everybody could have g
house for a song, except for the high
price OF ground. The steam whistles
that commence rous!ng up st early dawn,
are Of every conceivable calibIe and tone,
from double alto TO deep bass, and
8 stranger sojourping here naturally con-
cludes that everybody ha5 a machine
shop of his own. Almost every Industry is
represented here. Three grand hotels
have been completed during this yesr,
either OF which would be On ornament to
any city. Two sets of waterworks sre
now in operation, and the system is said
to be one OF the most complete in the
state. The former exorbitant rate OF
insurance has on this account been great
lY modified, and will undergo further re-
duction. Two national banks with
large capitals are in full operation, while
two others will shortly be organized, and
business of all kinds Is said to be i'm
proving. Fourteen years ago your cor
respondent saw CREST pines felled across
and piled along what is now the main